ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,345,136, issued on July 1.
"Gravel pack compaction method" was invented by Joel Barbour (Henderson, Nev.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for installing a gravel pack in a well. Gravel pack material is placed in the well. An arc discharge tool is lowered to a predetermined position within the well, the arc discharge tool for generating one or more electrical discharges between a pair of electrodes, each of the electrical discharges causing a shock wave within the well. The arc discharge tool generates at least one shock wave that propagates into the gravel pack material, and the arc discharge tool is withdrawn from the well."
The ...